Creative brain drain in Bay Former head teacher of the TAFE’s now defunct visual arts department, Wilhelmus Breikers, has slammed the education facility for not providing formal training for people interested in pursuing an arts discipline. He will pull no punches in his impassioned speech prepared for Friday’s opening of the fi nal exhibition to showcase TAFE’s graduating art students - called The Last Picture Show - at Hervey Bay Regional Gallery on Friday, November 7. eative brain drain in Bay Former head teacher of the TAFE’s now defunct visual arts department, Wilhelmus Breikers, has slammed the education facility for not providing formal training for people interested in pursuing an arts discipline. He will pull no punches in his impassioned speech prepared for Friday’s opening of the fi nal exhibition to showcase TAFE’s graduating art students - called The Last Picture Show - at Hervey Bay Regional Gallery on Friday, November 7. is is politically expedient but it underscores a profound lack of will and an unforgiveable denial of the value of the arts to the cultural life of the community”, Mr Breikers said about the decision to delete arts education from TAFE in the Wide Bay region from Bundaberg to Gympie. In an opening address bound to ruffl e a few feathers, the artist and educator references Dr Who, IS, terrorism and multiculturalism, while accusing TAFE of failing the ative brain drain in Bay Former head teacher of the TAFE’s now defunct visual arts department, Wilhelmus Breikers, has slammed the education facility for not providing formal training for people interested in pursuing an arts discipline. He will pull no punches in his impassioned speech prepared for Friday’s opening of the fi nal exhibition to showcase TAFE’s graduating art students - called The Last Picture Show - at Hervey Bay Regional Gallery on Friday, November 7. is politically expedient but it underscores a profound lack of will and an unforgiveable denial of the value of the arts to the cultural life of the community”, Mr Breikers said about the decision to delete arts education from TAFE in the Wide Bay region from Bundaberg to Gympie. In an opening address bound to ruffl e a few feathers, the artist and educator references Dr Who, IS, terrorism and multiculturalism, while accusing TAFE of failing the “It “It is a lack of directorial imagination that has led to this” he said. Mr Breikers levels his criticism squarely at government and what he maintains are its “secularized priorities”. In his fi ery speech, he says “in contrast to its religiosity, digging holes like burial pits is its priority”. He says the 34 artists exhibiting in the fi nal exhibition - showcasing former student and staff work - are “pissing into the wind”. ative brain drain in Bay Former head teacher of the TAFE’s now defunct visual arts department, Wilhelmus Breikers, has slammed the education facility for not providing formal training for people interested in pursuing an arts discipline. He will pull no punches in his impassioned speech prepared for Friday’s opening of the fi nal exhibition to showcase TAFE’s graduating art students - called The Last Picture Show - at Hervey Bay Regional Gallery on Friday, November 7. is politically expedient but it underscores a profound lack of will and an unforgiveable denial of the value of the arts to the cultural life of the community”, Mr Breikers said about the decision to delete arts education from TAFE in the Wide Bay region from Bundaberg to Gympie. In an opening address bound to ruffl e a few feathers, the artist and educator references Dr Who, IS, terrorism and multiculturalism, while accusing TAFE of failing the “It is a lack of directorial imagination that has led to this” he said. Mr Breikers levels his criticism squarely at government and what he maintains are its “secularized priorities”. In his fi ery speech, he says “in contrast to its religiosity, digging holes like burial pits is its priority”. He says the 34 artists exhibiting in the fi nal exhibition - showcasing former student and staff work - are “pissing into the wind”. the the signifi cance of art in community. The closure of the art department limits opportunities for talented individuals, who will now have to leave the area if they are considering taking up art as a career. “There’s nothing for them in this area. Art is a huge economy driver that attracts people to the community. TAFE once taught many art disciplines.” The speech will kick off a month-long exhibition of a range of works, starting at 6pm on Friday $150 Extensions from Liberty Salon 26 Taylor St, Pialba Ph. 4128 3670   BUYING & SELLING FAMILY LAW GENERAL LAW Former visual arts co-ordinator for Hervey Bay’s campus of Wide Bay TAFE, now known as TAFE East Coast, will tell all in his speech for TAFE’s fi nal graduating visual arts students on Friday night at the opening of a staff and student exhibition at Hervey Bay Regional Gallery.              HERVEY BAY   269 ea SAVE $1.83 TORQUAY 545 Specials Available 6/11/14-12/11/14 ea SAVE $3.93 200 SAVE $1.30 ea Coca Cola 2L 199 ea SAVE $2.00 Pantene Shampoo & Conditioner 350mL 199 ea Monster Energy 500mL 199 ea SAVE $1.33 MARYBOROUGH   Your competitive top-up alternative 395 ea SAVE $2.96 Peters Original Ice Cream 2L 259 ea SAVE $1.40 Bundaberg Drinks 750mL WE ARE HERE CHARLTON ESPLANADE FRESHWATER ST CAMPBELL ST TORQUAY PIER Colgate toothpaste 110gm-120g Ritz in a Biskit 175g IndoMie Noodles 5pk SPAR Torquay 8 Bideford Street – Ph: 07 4125 2380 OPEN: 6.30am-7.30pm – 7 DAYS Hervey Bay Independent, November 6, 2014 / 21 ESPLANADE CYPRESS ST FRASER ST TRURO ST BIDEFORD ST JUST $3.99